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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 87426

This test checks a sample, usually from a nasal or throat swab, for viral proteins from the virus that causes COVID-19. It is a fast method for detecting an active infection, though it is generally considered somewhat less sensitive than molecular PCR-based testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$19.05 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$47.86 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $35 to $115Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $69
$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$169.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$69.18
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

West Virginia· 15th of 51

$45.71

AK $79.43AL $17.78

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.